[mucker]

Hi there well i am not sure how this works so i well tell you's about my self and how i got to this point. Lets see i am 42 and a female i have worked in the sailing industry for 11 years and for the past five of those years i have been a mucker i travel among a fleet of ships doing maintenance example sandblasting spray painting,working on engines,welding burning,needle gunning and paint by hand. And it is the last part that has caused all of my proublems. At first i was told i had carpel tunnel and tendonitis so they did carpel tunnel realise right in jan 05 then left in march 05. went back to work first week of may and every thing stared again and of course the company sent me to there doctors who just send me back to the ship until the first week of july when i told them what they could do if you know what i mean ha ha. Any way i was having tremors in my right arm and there doctor said it was from the carpel tunnel oh by the way the carpel realise did not work and they did my left wich i did not have carpel in. So i went to my own doctor who sent me to physiotherapy did not work and made the pain worse finely after 10 doctors later sent to one who did more test and said i had tos and right carpel tunnel and tendonitis so they changed my physiotherapy still made it worse. So off to two more doctors who said the same and the thoracic surgeon put me on the list well that was almost two years ago still waiting and it is now to the point that his only hope is to realise some pain. i am on comp and they are now starting the ball rolling return to work and i am a lost of what kind of work i would like to do and i don't even know what i can do. i am at the point now that i can hardly drive my car because of my neck hardly can turn and my hands swell and the blood vessels pop. My doctor has me on sleeping pills that don't work and pain pills that don't do much i am at the end of my rope i don't know any one else with this and since i have found this sight i truly hope that some one out there can help me i feel alone know one understands the amount of pain i live with every day for the past years and now i have to start my life over i am hoping some one has an idea of type of work i could handle with all the restrictions they put one on. Or some ideas to help with sleep just to make life a little better. Oh the things i have tried is meditiation,stetches,pacing any house work i have to do and a hole lot of pain meds and even pot wich only incresed the pain. my pain levels on a scale 0 to10 bad days 10 and on realy good days 7.5 and that is not very offten any ways that is part of my story i hope to hear from any one who can help thank you very much for reading my story and look forward to reading yours.

[watsonsh]

Mucker

I am so sorry to hear about everything you have been through and the pain you currently suffer. What you describe sounds very much like Thoracic Outlet syndrome.

I am glad that you found us and you will not only find information here but lots of caring and supportive people.


I am a TOSer and I have copied the forum link below for you. Up at the top of the forum we have many links and there will be many members that can help you sift through all of the information.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/fo...aysprune=&f=24

First off you need to find a TOS specialist and likely a vascular surgeon since the symptoms you describe certainly sound vascular in nature. Where do you live? There is also information on the TOS forum about workmans comp that you might find useful.


I am going to have your post copied over to the TOS forum so the members can read it and reply.

I'll keep a look out for you.

[Jomar]

Hi Mucker,
I copied your post and made a thread for you on the TOS forum, here is the link to it-
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...432#post117432